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Title

Against the Wall

Artist

Patricia Richards

Physical Description

Two girls on top of a bed, one is sitting, one is standing.

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2013/2.168

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver contact print on paper

relevance

rank 1.11027

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

sleeping spaces

youth

Title

Anton's Letter

Artist

David Grant Hopper

Physical Description

A glass sculpture of a figure. The background is rectangular in shape and there is a man standing in front holding a sign. The pieces of metal are imbedded in the glass and have colors of blues, reds, blacks, purples and pinks.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1946

Object Creation Date

1990

Accession Number

2013/1.293

Medium and Support

hot-sculpted and cased glass, paint, metal

relevance

rank 1.11027

Secondary Keywords

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

information artifacts

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people

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Title

Oka and Walmacho

Artist

Victor Higgins

Physical Description

In this painting, done in broad brush strokes, the figures of two women fill the composition. One is seated in profile view and the other, standing behind her, gazes out into the distance. The forms of their bodies are set againist a plain white wall creating a strong outline, especially around the area of their hair and faces. There is also a strong color contrast between the dark black shawl worn by the standing woman and light pink shawl of the seated one. There is an amulet made of bone and feathers hanging on the wall in the upper right corner of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1949

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1915

Accession Number

1931.13

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.11006

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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the americas

Title

Young Couple

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A young couple posed for the camera. He is wearing a white buttondown shirt with the sleeves rolled up. She is wearing a floral dress.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.30

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver contact print on paper

relevance

rank 1.11005

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Accession Number

1895.10

Medium and Support

bronze on marble base

relevance

rank 1.10994

Secondary Keywords

ancient italian periods

ancient italian styles and periods

animals

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early western world

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the natural world

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Title

Amitabha (Ch. Amitofou) rescues sailors at sea

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1980/2.179

Medium and Support

woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll

relevance

rank 1.10980

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

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transportation vehicles

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watercraft

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Title

Standing Young Woman in Graduation Gown and Mortarboard, Striped Background

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

Young woman posing in graduation cap and gown.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.112

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10956

Secondary Keywords

costume

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people

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Title

Netsuke of seated sage with lion dog

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

18th century-19th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.35

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 1.10943

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Bust of George Washington (1732-1799), after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

This is a white marble sculpture that depicts the upper torso of a man. There is drapery wrapped loosely around his figure. He is shown staring into the viewer's space and his facial expression is calm and reserved. This sculpture is carved in a realistic manner and rests on a columnar pedestal.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1895.12

Medium and Support

marble

relevance

rank 1.10822

Secondary Keywords

administrators

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executives

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outerwear

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rock

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wearing blankets

wearing blankets by form

Title

Becquet, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man with and a moustache and scraggly hair visible under a cap sits facing the viewer, a cello cradled between his arms. The lower portion of both the figure and the musical instrument are only summarily indicated; the background consists of passages of rapidly drawn parallel lines.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1954/1.340

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.10743

Secondary Keywords

bowed

accessories worn on the head

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sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

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violin family instruments

Title

Durga

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

circa 19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

1975/2.107

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.10684

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

mythology

people

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religion

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religious concepts

Title

Durga

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

1975/2.106

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 1.10684

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

mythology

people

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religion

religions

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Robert F. George

Physical Description

Two teenage boys and a teenage girl, both boys have on baseball caps, the girl has pigtails. They are all wearing a ton of bracelets.

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2013/2.134

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10628

Secondary Keywords

image form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Valladolid

Artist

Juan Buhler

Physical Description

A little girl jumping rope. Two women in the background are leaning up against a building.

Object Creation Date

2005; printed 2006

Accession Number

2013/2.107

Medium and Support

c-print on Kodak Professional Endura Paper

relevance

rank 1.10628

Secondary Keywords

image form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Ivory snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1912-1949

Accession Number

1980/2.67

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 1.10628

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

food

materials

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Robert F. George

Physical Description

A girl kneeling with a "I Just Got Juiced at O.J.'s" shirt on, another girl wearing combat boots.

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2013/2.135

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10628

Secondary Keywords

image form

objects we use

people

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views

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visual works

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Title

Naples #620

Artist

Jed Fielding

Physical Description

Two girls, both up close, one facing the camera, one looking to the side.

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2013/2.132

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10628

Secondary Keywords

image form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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views

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visual works

visual works by form

Title

Michael

Artist

Tammy Corner-Campbell

Physical Description

An up-close image of a boy's head, he is wearing sweatshirt. The edges of the image are darkened.

Object Creation Date

1996; printed 2005

Accession Number

2013/2.113

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10628

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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Title

Snuff bottle with relief images of luohan (Buddhist sages/arhats)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1880

Accession Number

1980/2.129

Medium and Support

porcelain, molded, with overglaze enamel painting

relevance

rank 1.10628

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Study of Oedipus for 'A Greek Play'

Artist

Albert Moore

Physical Description

A dark line drawing with white highlights on a tan colored background. It shows a standing male figure in profile, facing left. He has curly hair, a long beard and has classically style draped clothing. He has a vacant gaze and his face is turned downward. there is a partial drawing of draped fabric in the left margin of the work.

Artist Life Dates

1841-1893

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1867

Accession Number

1954/1.233

Medium and Support

black and white chalk on brown wove paper, mounted on tissue

relevance

rank 1.10584

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for oral or performed works

figures

figures (representations)

information forms

literary

literary characters

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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study

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Swing, Esztergom, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

In this photo a young girl stands next to a baby who is sitting on a long swing that hangs from the frame of a doorway. Behind the children is a dark shadow that encompasses the entrance of the house.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

September 26, 1917; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.6

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10577

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

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people

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religions

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youth

Title

Head of a Child

Artist

Jacopo Bassano

Physical Description

This drawing depicts the head of a boy looking slightly downward to his right in three-quarters profile.

Artist Life Dates

(c. 1510 - c. 1592)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 16th century

Accession Number

2009/1.490

Medium and Support

charcoal on paper

relevance

rank 1.10577

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

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Title

Jewish Men Praying, Jerusalem, Israel

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

A group of Hassidic men praying inside of a religious place. They are all standing, facing forward.

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2014/2.331

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10561

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

document genres

document genres by form

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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Title

Ode on a Wanli-era Imperial Brush

Artist

Shitao (Shih-t'ao)

Physical Description

Calligraphy of a poem written in running script and including three artist's seals and the artist's signature.

Artist Life Dates

1642-1707

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1705

Accession Number

1965/2.75

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.10514

Secondary Keywords

artists

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processes and techniques

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scroll paintings

visual works

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writing (processes)

Title

Buddha Asyura (Ashura, Kôfukuji, Nara)

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1959

Accession Number

1986/2.65

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10439

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

people

people (agents)

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Title

Rose Caron in Faust

Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 38 1/5cm & rh 38cm x w 27 7/10cm. Image size approximately: h 36cm x w 26cm.

Artist Life Dates

1864-1901

Accession Number

2008/2.434

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 1.10376

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

california (state)

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los angeles (county)

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people

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united states (nation)

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Title

Travelers on a Mountain Pass

Artist

Wu Wei

Physical Description

This large hanging scroll depicts a man on a donkey traveling along a mountain pass, accompanied by two other men and surrounded by huge overhanging craggy cliffs on both the left and right sides in the background with several overlapping vertical layers.

Artist Life Dates

1459-1508

Century

15th-16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1490-1508

Accession Number

1981/1.312

Medium and Support

Hanging Scroll, ink and light color on silk

relevance

rank 1.10340

Secondary Keywords

downward

animals

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descriptors

figures

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waterscapes

Title

Door Picture: Trader and Urban Worker

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

In this image a worker and peasant face one another, each with his own horse carrying the fruits of his labor. The text reads "Mutual aid between the cities and the countryside."

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1948

Accession Number

2006/2.48.1-2

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10238

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Battle for Kamenka Village, Near Moscow, 1941

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

An open doorway depicting soldiers in action during the Battle for Kamenka Village near Moscow.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.67

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10215

Secondary Keywords

scale

armed conflicts

asia (continent)

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visual works

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Title

Eiffel Tower

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

A black and white photo of the area beneath the Eiffel Tower. A shadow from an arch covers most of the ground. A crowd of people stand beneath the tower.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

2011/2.166

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10215

Secondary Keywords

color

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ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

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œle-de-france (region)

Title

Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (1731-1802)

Artist

Rembrandt Peale

Physical Description

Bust-length portrait of a woman with grey hair in a cream colored dress seated in a red chair with a view of the landscape to right of figure seen through an illusionistic stone oval window or oculus.

Artist Life Dates

1778-1860

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1895.76

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.10098

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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Title

St. Luke and St. Mark with a Portrait of the Virgin and Child

Artist

Ludolphe Buesinck

Physical Description

Two seated men, depicted in three-quarter length, with flowing beards and long robes look out from this print. A painting of a seated woman holding a child on her lap sits on an easel between them. A closed book is placed before the man on the left, and a second book sits open next to the figure on the right. This man holds a mahlstick, used by painters to steady their hand as they work, in his right hand. A palette and brushes are placed on a ledge in front of him.

Artist Life Dates

c.1590-after 1643

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2007/2.144

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 1.10096

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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prints

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relief prints

support furniture

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodcuts

Title

Nun with Book

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun seated on a rocking chair near a window reading a book.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.47

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.10044

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

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descriptors

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religious (people)

windows and window components

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Wooden staff covered with beads, displaying a zigzag pattern in blue, white, red, yellow, green and pink along the shaft, with an iron point at the base. The finial (top of the staff) consists of an equestrian, mostly in green, wearing elaborate red-and-yellow headgear, holding a staff and riding a multicolored horse, which stands on a rectangular platform adorned with a veil of ropes of beads.

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2001/2.45

Medium and Support

wood with beads, metal, cloth

relevance

rank 1.10009

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

horsemen

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

tools and equipment

visual works

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walking sticks

Title

Emilio Sanchez: Lithographs

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A poster of a building in a two-point perspective; wiith the artist's name on the top of the poster and the date of the exhibition on the bottom.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2011/2.65

Medium and Support

poster on paper

relevance

rank 1.09990

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

declaratory and advertising artifacts

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

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linear perspective

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people

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planographic prints

prints

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prints by process or technique

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Chrissy and Mike, Saline, Michigan

Artist

David Rosen

Physical Description

A boy and a girl standing against a metal wall holding hands. She is wearing a horse riding outfit and he is wearing a baseball cap and flannel shirt.

Artist Life Dates

1958-2013

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2013/2.208

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.09915

Secondary Keywords

components and systems

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

sets (groups)

youth

Title

Male Ibeji Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.15

Medium and Support

carved wood and pigment

relevance

rank 1.09863

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

sculpture

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visual works

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Title

Les Experts, from "Dreyfus Affair"

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

Three men stand side by side. Each is well-dressed in both a suit and hat. The men are painted with loose brush strokes with minimal details. Their gaze is focused on the left side of the portrait.

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2011/1.112.4

Medium and Support

pochoir print on paper

relevance

rank 1.09855

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Title

Seated figure of a woman with bowls (originally part of the furnishings of a tomb)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

386-534

Accession Number

1950/2.11

Medium and Support

earthenware with traces of polychrome

relevance

rank 1.09855

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Title

Warrior, one of a pair

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

581-618

Accession Number

1997/2.25

Medium and Support

earthenware with pale straw-colored glaze

relevance

rank 1.09800

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Title

Roberta Fay Henderson, from "Galveston, Texas"

Artist

Danny Lyon

Physical Description

An African American-woman standing against a glass window. Her hands are behind her back, she has short hair and is wearing a tank top with a printed bottom. She is looking at the camera.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1942

Object Creation Date

1967; printed 2010

Accession Number

2013/2.347

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.09800

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Title

Sketch of Two Figures Walking Left

Artist

David Wilkie

Physical Description

This is an ink sketch of a man in a coat and hat walking towards the left. There is an obscured figure to the man’s right.

Artist Life Dates

(1785 - 1841)

Object Creation Date

1800-1841

Accession Number

2009/1.520

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 1.09800

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Title

Circumcision Figure?

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Liberia, Bassa?

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1981/2.144

Medium and Support

carved and painted wood, metal teeth and raffia

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rank 1.09800

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Title

Standing Man, White Shirt

Artist

Mike Disfarmer

Physical Description

A young man wearing a white button down shirt and light colored pants. The clothing is of the era the photograph was taken, circa 1940s.

Artist Life Dates

American, 1884 - 1959

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2012/2.116

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 1.09800

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Title

Coral

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

This work portrays a human profile.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1958/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 1.09800

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Title

Standing Female Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Accession Number

2004/2.24

Medium and Support

clay

relevance

rank 1.09800

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Title

Warrior, one of a pair

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

581-618

Accession Number

1997/2.26

Medium and Support

earthenware with pale straw-colored glaze

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rank 1.09800

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Title

Skeleton Chasing Woman

Artist

Eli Levin

Physical Description

A skeleton chasing a woman who is holding on to a piece of clothing that she was wearing, while her bra is also being torn off of her body. The woman has a very scared look on her face as she is trying to get away.

Artist Life Dates

(Chicago, IL, 1938 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.230

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 1.09800

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Title

Female Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1985/1.147

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 1.09800

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Title

Seated Male Nude

Artist

Jean Paul Slusser

Physical Description

A male nude sits on an orange pillow with his knees up and hands on them. The figure, which fills much of the space, is in an interior. The walls, a doorway, and a chair are visible.

Artist Life Dates

1886 -1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1983/1.394

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 1.09782

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